遊 — yu

Parts that make up 遊

How 遊 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 遊 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 辵, 斿.

Korean example words with 遊

• 유락遊樂 Korean gloss: 놀며 즐김
• 유객遊客 Korean gloss: 유람하는 사람
• 유람遊覽 Korean gloss: 돌아다니며 구경함
• 유연遊宴 Korean gloss: 놀이로 베푼 잔치
• 유병遊兵 Korean gloss: 유격대에 속한 군인
• 유휴遊休 Korean gloss: 쓰지 아니하고 놀림
• 선유船遊 Korean gloss: 배를 타고 노는 놀이
• 유관遊觀 Korean gloss: 두루 돌아다니며 구경함
• 연유宴遊 Korean gloss: 잔치를 베풀어 즐겁게 놂
• 유선遊船 Korean gloss: 뱃놀이를 할 때 타는 배
• 유일遊逸 Korean gloss: 일은 안 하고 제멋대로 놂
• 유접遊蝶 Korean gloss: 너울거리며 날아다니는 나비

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 遊

• 遊びあそび play; playing; game
• 遊説ゆうぜい election tour; election campaign; stumping
• 外遊がいゆう foreign travel
• 遊園地ゆうえんち amusement park
• 遊撃ゆうげき raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack
• 遊牧ゆうぼく nomadism
• 遊撃手ゆうげきしゅ shortstop; short
• 遊歩ゆうほ walk; promenade
• 遊び場あそびば playground; play space
• 浮遊ふゆう floating; drifting; suspension
• 遊覧ゆうらん sightseeing
• 遊ぶあそぶ to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time

Characters sharing the phonetic 斿

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “유” in Korean.

Other hanja read “유”

Other hanja with radical 辵